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Back to Bangkok
DAMNERNSADUAK FLOATING MARKET: Getting to this market is half the adventure; Huge monitor lizards laze around houses on stilts, pythons are used as a tourist attraction and vendors charm their way into your wallet. All the while, you don’t even have to get off your boat! MAEKLONG STATION: One of the largest fresh seafood markets…
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Tioman Island, Malaysia
Stepping off the boat and onto the long pier resembles something out of Jurassic Park scene. The inpenetrable jungle emerges almost immediately out of the sand, with its stunning natural features hinting at a fantastical world lurking beyond. Beautiful clear water crashes up against monstrous granite rocks, with the backdrop of impressive limestone cliffs jutting…
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A Twenty Something’s Tale: Faking and Making It In Paris
It wasn’t the first time an American ventured to Paris with high hopes and romantic dreams. The poetic longing for the world’s most romantic, picturesque city brought more aspiring individuals to its door before than me. Nearly a year and a half ago, I left the City of Light for Asia and nostalgia sets in…
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Marrakech, Morocco
Marrakech was one of the first places that really incited my wanderlust. Halfway around the world on a study abroad semester, I was like most young wide-eyed backpackers, soaking it all up and taking it all in, expecting the best time of my life with each budget airline I boarded. The floodgates of curiosity opened,…
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Tabarca, Spain
TABARCA A Genoese Island in Spain Tabarca is a tiny island with such history and beauty. With only 70 registered inhabitants living there today, fishing and tourism drive its economy. During the peak season 2,000-3,000 visitors show up per day. It takes an hour and a half to see the whole island on foot, but…
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Rome, Italy
Roma! Bene, Bene, Bene. Four years ago, I visited Rome at a very exciting time in my life. In 2010, I was living in Spain and traveling any chance I could, on fire for tasting different cultures and seeing places I had only longed for before. Traveling abroad was a desire brought on by the…
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Venice, Italy
By night, I walked the narrow streets imagining what it could’ve been like before, taken back to a place and time hundreds of years ago. Just a best friend and a backpack stuffed with a week’s worth of clothing to keep me company, the sense of history and art was an amazing first step into…
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Viatnamese Beef Noodle Salad- Bún Bò Nam Bo
Bún Bò Nam Bo Recipe: I recently had the great oppurtunity to join a cooking class in Hoi An, Vietnam. We learned how to cook four traditional Vietnamese dishes on Thuan Tinh island in a serene outdoor setting. Bun Bo is the best beef noodle combination I’ve ever tried, and I couldn’t stop thinking about the…
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